The UMass Department of Architecture is excited to announce our 2026 Fall Lecture Series. The roster of speakers includes a mix practitioners, educators, and scholars who represent a diverse range of architectural practice and inquiry.
Lectures are to occur in John W. Olver Design Building 170, except for on October 1st.
As always, these lectures are free and open to the public.
For more information, please see the Architecture Events Page.
Lecture Schedule
| W 09/16, 5:30 pm | Jack Murphy: Editor in Chief, The Architect's Newspaper |
| W 09/30, 5:30 pm | Rick Rundell, FAIA: Founder & Principal Advisor, Track 5 LLC |
| W 10/07, 5:30 pm | Sung Ho Kim: Co-Director, Axi:Ome; Architecture Program Director, Kent State University Heather Woofter: Co-Director, Axi:Ome; Dean, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin |
| Th 10/01, Amherst College, 5:30 pm | Ana Maria Leon Crespo: Associate Professor of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design |
| W 11/04, 5:30 pm | Hansy Better Barraza: Co-Founder & Principal, Studio Luz Architects |